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Last Updated: February 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. U.S. Supreme Court 3 4 421 4,752 855
2 Bell, Derrick 6 20 649 2,812 733
3 Delgado, Richard Seattle University 8 26 294 3,329 563
4 Matsuda, Mari J. University of Hawai'i at Manoa 3 5 279 2,074 451
5 Rhode, Deborah L. 10 19 276 1,508 839
6 Harris, Cheryl I. University of California, Los Angeles 5 5 374 747 719
7 McConnell, Michael William Stanford University 6 14 200 1,793 202
8 Hamilton, Neil University of St. Thomas 9 14 224 477 1,211
9 Menkel-Meadow, Carrie J. University of California, Irvine 6 20 131 1,626 667
10 Black, Derek Wayne University of South Carolina 10 13 272 394 875
11 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 6 14 133 1,951 213
12 Edelman, Marc 9 10 249 254 1,022
13 Laycock, Douglas University of Virginia 8 16 163 1,336 389
14 Ryan, James E. University of Virginia 8 15 145 1,400 403
15 Michelman, Frank I. Harvard University 2 7 73 2,029 101
16 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 8 162 215 1,119
17 Tushnet, Mark Harvard University 5 14 95 946 795
18 Chemerinsky, Erwin University of California, Berkeley 6 16 144 821 602
19 Gilman, Michele E. University of Baltimore 2 2 24 10 1,922
20 Siegel, Reva Beth Yale University 4 3 239 742 138
21 Wilkins, David Brian Harvard University 6 14 148 1,213 188
22 Green, Rebecca William & Mary Law School 1 1 22 7 1,883
23 Heise, Michael Cornell University 7 15 106 846 666
24 Lawrence, Charles R. 5 11 141 1,204 162
25 Gordon, Robert W. Stanford University 5 9 130 1,197 213
26 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 5 5 147 240 928
27 Deo, Meera Southwestern Law School 9 8 230 169 539
28 Krieger, Lawrence S. Florida State University 6 6 161 569 483
29 Zirkel, Perry A. 5 14 131 588 605
30 Schauer, Frederick 6 11 157 583 459
31 Priest, George L. 3 5 132 1,169 80
32 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 4 12 142 934 162
33 Edwards, Harry T. New York University 3 11 72 1,431 64
34 Harris, Angela P. Seattle University 5 8 160 515 370
35 Minow, Martha Louise Harvard University 6 13 113 750 400
36 Klein, Benjamin University of California, Los Angeles 1 1 124 1,023 71
37 Bridges, Khiara University of California, Berkeley 6 4 182 36 612
38 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 5 14 85 776 411
39 Sherry, Suzanna Vanderbilt University 4 6 79 1,153 102
40 Parker, Christine 2 3 17 25 1,380
41 Joy, Peter A. Washington University 5 15 97 816 264
42 Frank, Jerome 5 8 74 1,092 143
43 Leong, Nancy University of Denver 5 4 147 132 596
44 Kennedy, Duncan Harvard University 3 7 96 611 426
45 Guinier, Lani 4 9 115 802 150
46 Sturm, Susan P. Columbia University School of Law 4 5 104 816 172
47 Holden, John T. 7 2 153 6 594
48 Keet, Michaela 2 3 14 29 1,283
49 Volokh, Eugene University of California, Los Angeles 4 5 122 279 500
50 Moran, Rachel F. Texas A&M University 6 12 104 609 277
51 Klare, Karl E. Northeastern University 3 5 79 788 246
52 Cullen, Francis T. 4 7 38 124 1,027
53 Sander, Richard H. University of California, Los Angeles 5 10 83 703 284
54 Olivas, Michael A. 3 15 37 899 335
55 Black, Charles L. Jr. 2 5 72 923 123
56 Carrington, Paul D. Duke University 2 18 34 1,154 102
57 Karst, Kenneth L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 11 29 1,060 206
58 Kidder, William C. 6 11 87 513 340
59 Lopez, Gerald University of California, Los Angeles 5 9 79 767 156
60 Archer, Deborah N. New York University 5 3 138 66 456
61 Rubin, Edward L. Vanderbilt University 4 10 84 786 107
62 Shapiro, Fred R. Yale University 5 6 118 438 232
63 Wilson, Erika K. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 7 5 150 97 355
64 Tushnet, Mark V. 2 8 37 1,059 105
65 Driver, Justin Yale University 4 1 164 51 320
66 Rubenfeld, Jed Yale University 3 5 79 694 197
67 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 3 5 66 894 70
68 Davis, Timothy X. Wake Forest University 4 11 56 355 555
69 Chang, Robert S. University of California, Irvine 4 9 80 489 315
70 Organ, Jerome University of St. Thomas 5 8 154 164 209
71 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 4 5 88 661 120
72 Schuck, Peter H. Yale University 3 7 44 568 414
73 Sohoni, Sharmila Stanford University 2 1 193 15 118
74 Nussbaum, Martha C. University of Chicago 4 7 62 548 316
75 McDougal, Myres S. 3 6 40 938 91
76 Greenawalt, Kent 3 10 57 721 184
77 Liu, Goodwin 5 8 93 462 219
78 Fiss, Owen M. Yale University 2 7 39 920 98
79 Ingber, Stanley 3 6 69 703 115
80 Curcio, Andrea Anne Georgia State University 7 9 125 288 179
81 Merritt, Deborah Jones Ohio State University 5 11 73 553 198
82 Abbott, Kenneth Arizona State University 2 3 100 484 123
83 Klarman, Michael J. Harvard University 5 8 88 550 121
84 Fuller, L. L. 3 7 25 280 678
85 Snidal, Duncan 2 2 100 477 122
86 Wizner, Stephen Yale University 4 10 77 476 220
87 Abel, Richard L. University of California, Los Angeles 4 7 52 554 273
88 Hess, Gerald F. 6 10 69 494 218
89 Cramton, Roger C. 3 14 24 957 47
90 Robinson, Kimberly Jenkins University of Virginia 8 7 128 210 155
91 Cohen, Felix S. 2 2 60 388 351
92 Brown, Kevin D. University of South Carolina 4 12 65 502 211
93 Ashar, Sameer M. University of California, Irvine 5 4 104 272 209
94 Brooks, Susan L. Drexel University 8 8 101 213 266
95 Weber, Mark Charles DePaul University 4 12 53 459 302
96 Levit, Nancy University of Missouri-Kansas City 5 11 59 584 150
97 Eyer, Katie Rutgers University 5 3 99 141 327
98 Sheldon, Kennon M. 3 2 103 165 283
99 Balkin, Jack M. Yale University 5 7 73 508 135
100 McCann, Michael A. University of New Hampshire 4 4 67 97 513